ST. LOUIS – MMA coach and ersatz Portugese translator Eric Albarracin smiled sheepishly at a Bellator PR rep as his charge, featherweight champ Patricio Freire, let loose a verbal grenade after an open workout in support of Friday’s Bellator 138.

Luis Santos made remarkably quick work of Shamar Bailey – and it probably could have been much quicker. Santos got started early in the main event of XFC 23, and from there it was all offense from him.

SEATTLE – Jeremy Stephens threw a big right hand that had all kinds of bad intentions. Unfortunately for him, Yves Edwards’ right hand landed first. For the first time, Stephens knows what it’s like to be knocked out.